Imagine you are a youngster living in the Roanoke Settlement. You stand at the shore, watching the ship pull away, heading back to England to get supplies for the families of Roanoke. What are you thinking? How do you feel?
Now fast forward...
Your settlement is in crisis. No one has come back with supplies. You do not know of the war between England and Spain; all you know is the settlement is struggling to survive.
What you thinking? How do you feel?
Write from the point of view of a 10 or 11 year old living at Roanoke. Your answer should address both scenarios listed above. Be sure to check for spelling, capitalization and punctuation.
I am a youngster living in the Roanoke Settlement. I am standing at the shore watching the ship leave to go back to england to get more food and supplies.I'm thinking about my homeland england and all of the good things there. We will just be bringing it here.I'm also thinking about how life will be when they come back it will be wonderful.I feel excited and happy that we will have a new home. Now its Later on and no ships have arrived yet.Our settlement is struggling and is in crisis because we dont have all the things we need. The roanoke is at war but we dont know how it is going. I think that they have lost and failed to complete getting supplies.I think this settlement is a disaster and is doomed.I feel worried and sad.I feel like this whole thing was a complete failure we are in serious crisis.
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Mr.John White has just left our little Roanoke settlement and returned to England, to retrieve supplies for us, and I am worried he may never return to our settlement. I hope he will return with all the supplies he promised us. What if something happens to his ship? Our survival depends on his success. I am nervous and excited about this strange land.
ReplyDeleteNow months have pasted since Mr.White has left Roanoke, and we will probably die if does not return. But I believe Mr.White will return. Hopefully, before we all starve to death, or before we become mad with hunger. I wonder if he is alright, and what is taking him so long to return. Already we are in terrible shape, but we have few choices. We can hope and pray he will come, we can die here hungry, or we could leave our settlement to try to find food and supplies somewhere else. I am extremely worried, hungry, tired and frightened that we will not survive.
J.D.K
JDK - I really appreciate how you embrace these assignments in which you put yourself in the setting and time period. Well done!
ReplyDeleteI and a 10 year old living in Roanoke and Mr. John White has left to return to England for supplies and food for us. I am very worried that he won't return to our little settlement, Roanoke. But I know he will return with the supplies he said he would bring back.
ReplyDeleteMr. John has not returned from England with the supplies he promised us and now i am very worried about him and wonder if he has died.We can hope he is safe and will return or we can search for food. I'm very hungry, worried and I fear we won't make it alive.
C.N.
As I see John White leaving I am excited for him to return with the things we need to survive. Soon we will be saved I hope they will bring everything we need. If he doesn't succeed we will starve.
ReplyDeleteHe has not come back and are options are low. I am hungry. Where are they? Will they ever come back? Are they even ok? I hope so.
AG
We just set off Mr. John White to go back to england to get supplies and other needs for us here on Roanoke Island. I feel that he will return soon with what we need. I am also a little frightened: what if some thing happens? What if he doesn't come back? Wh-wh-what if he is just going back to stay and leave us here.
ReplyDeleteIt has been so many months I have lost count. He has not come back yet. My people are dyning. some men have been going into the forest and writing something on a tree - CROATOAN - i think it is. I am to tired and weak to even think right now [cough] *wheeze*. PJB
Love the sound effects PJB. Nice touch!
DeleteI, one of many Roanoke children, have just bid Mr. John White off. I am excited that I can finally feel hope that I will have food in a couple of months once again.
ReplyDeleteNow a year has past and I can see my settlement getting hungrier by the day but I am living only to see that big ship full of food and supplies return. I see my people have meetings to make a decision of what to do next. It is between leaving this camp for food or stay and hope that Mr. John White will return. Z.H.
It is interesting that you are inferring that the settlers left Roanoke in search of food instead of assuming they died from disease or hunger.
DeleteI'm a kid living in the Roanoke settlement and the people just left to get supplies. What if they don't come back? What will I do then? (1 month later) Oh no!! They did not come back and they are in trouble!! I can't just live here alone with my family!! I need to have extra people to protect me!! What if the natives turn on us and capture me!!
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As Mr. john White sails away, I cheer for him just as the other citezens of Roanoke. They may not realize it, but I am despretly trying to conceal my true emotions. I fear that White will not return with the goods he promised us . He seems like a good man, but I hope he lives up to his promises.
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Unfortunatly, my worries came to life. It has been twelve monthes, and White has still not returned. Our settlement is growing weak. My baby sister, who was just born is sick, and ready to pass on. It is now winter and no one can afford blankets, so people are starting to die from the cold. I don't know where White is, or what happened to him, but what I do know is if we don't get help soon, our settlement will die out.
I am a little girl standing on the shore watching the ship leave to get more food and surplies. i am very exeted and not a bity worried because i know we need the things they are bringing back.
ReplyDeleteMy emotions have completly changed from exited to worrieed because thye ship has not returned and we are all dieing of cold and hunger my hole family past and i am alone pleaase help
yours truly,
AB
Mr. White is pulling away to get us supplies. He is my hero! Without him we wouldn't be getting more food, water, and overall supplies. This also worries me though. What if Mr. White and his crew dont come back! Many people are desparate for the food now. My family is getting sick, just as others of Roanoke.
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Mr. White still has not returned yet. Everyone is dying!! I have gone 3 weeks wthout food, and 5 days without water! My parents have passed, Mr. White were ever you are please come!
T.H.
I am a 10 year old boy and there goes John White to get supplies, hooray is what we the Roanoke tribe chant as he leaves. I feel so happy that are tribe might actual survive for longer period of time and I can eat enough to last my family and I days. I know it will be the best day ever when the ship arrives because of all the goods and water.
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This is terrible that the ship hasn't came yet and it has been 18 months, oh how worried I am because what if we don't get are supplies, then we will die soon. I feel so sorry for use and John White where ever he is right now. I think will try doing more work to help us survive for how long it will be until John arrives. -N.A.
Wow. It has been so wonderful to get here, new plants, new animals, new everything! But I really don't think we needed to send Mr. White. We have all the things we need! Once Mr. White comes back, then we will have feast, after feast, after feast! Except I do have some doubt, because how can Mr. White make it all the way back to England by himself. But that is no big worry, he can manage.
ReplyDeleteOooooh, it's already been three whole years! My opinions have changed greatly, and my what ifs are true! everyone starving, why couldn't we have just learned to farm in the first place! Everything is breaking down, how can we live without FOOD!? Where are the Indians, where is stupid John White! We're out here in the middle of NOWHERE, what are we going to do! Oh this is TER-RI-BLE!
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I am an 11 year old that has moved into the Roanoke settlement. I am exited that Mr. White is going to get supplies for our settlement. I can't wait for his return. I miss so many things from home.
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I am now in desperate need of food and water. Mr. White has not returned yet. I wonder if he will ever come back from England. I even wonder if every one in our settlement will die?
I think I posted yours twice, once with initials and once without.
DeleteWhen living in Roanoke settlement I get a little worried about when Mr. John White sails away. I am also happy because we are going to get new foods. Now my fears come into play .What if he does not come back with food? Will we survive? will we be able to hunt for food since we used to have servant? Will the native americans take over us and have a war? I hope he comes back.
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Now my worries came true. Mr White did not come back with any food did he leave us behind? Did he die will he was sailing? Are colony in getting weak and sick. Now it is winter is is so cold. little kids are not surviving to cold harsh weather. The blankets are very expensive . I white does not come soon we will die.
LT
yay we found owr selves a new settlement with crops cows and everything also white is going in his ship to get food oh why did I think this would be terrible after he comes were going to celbrate him and dance around fire!
ReplyDeleteIt's been a couple months since he left and hasn't come back with any food or water and now were starving out here no food,shelter or water!Oh where is he and I guess I was right this was a bad idea coming!
I'm 11 years old, at a place that is safe, warm, and free of worries. All up to now where our captain has left to go get supplies. My parents are worried about his return but I say "Mom he hasn't even left" and she laugh's. But now that he's left shore I think were all worried.
ReplyDeleteIt's been a few years since captain left. He hasn't returned with supplies. Now when my mom worries I say "maybe'. Now we are in crisis everyone in the town is dying and we are hungry and need supplies we don't even know what's happening in England. Now I don't think anyone will survive...
Im know 11 years old,this place is warm,safe and cozy I have no worries.Today the captain is leaving to go get supplies.Me and my family are worried since the captain is leaving.Now Im worried.
ReplyDeleteIt's been some years since the captain left.Our people are suffering with no food or water.Us and the people don't know whats happening in England.The people are with no supplies! We people are not going to survive.I also think that too...NM
we have sent john white to get more supplie's because we are running low. i'm very worried. i have a pit in my stomach. i hope all goes well if it dosent i fear the colony will not survive.
ReplyDeleteit has been 3 years since john white has gone the colony is dieing we have planned to go to another spot by the sea the entirre town is sefferingwe will have to go to another spot or i fear the worst
im am 11 years old and it has been along time since our captian left heading back to england for supplies,and i am happy that we can can get supplies but also getting tierd of waiting here for them to come back because many people will get sick if he doent arive soon. we are all wondering what wil happen if he doesnt come again soon. tm
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